Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-20
REVISED DEMOCRATIC RESoLU-
TONS.

REVISED DEMOCRATIC RESoLu'
TONS.
The Same Reing Interpretation to the Unitated G.
the Mysteries Of the Resolutions Reported by the
Committee on Resolutions aad Adopted by
the Democrats Of Thomas County, in
Convention Assembled
PREAMBLE: Looking longingly up
on the emoluments and honors of the
various offices of Thomas county, and
conscious of our ability to get away
with the Doodle, even as did Boss
Tweed in New York, and our breth-
rem, under Carter Harrison, in Chica-
90. we congratulate the old soldiers of
Thomas county that they succeeded
in overcoming and squelching our re-
bellious ardor from 1S61-65, and that
under the present travelling admins
tration. the old soldiers of the country
have been restored to concord and
harmony, by reason of the numerous
pension bills he has vetoed in defiance
of the wishes of a majority in con-
gress That, although certain condi-
tons of people in the south are COM
PEELED to absent themselves on cleo
ton day from the polls for personal
safety, and if they dare vote, in plac-
es where the arm of the law will pro-
tect them, their votes are counted out
or made of no avail by the tissue bal
lots of our party, We are to be con-
graduated that the rights of every
citizen in the land are fully protected
under the present administration
That the s4OO,OOO,OOO piled up in the
United States treasury doing nothing,
while portions of the country are suf-
fering for an increase of the circulat-
ing medium, show to the country and
financiers everywhere, the economy,
foresight, public spirit and wisdom of
democratic finance That millions of
acres of public lands, granted to cor
porations by the republican party in
order to induce Development of the
resources of the country, have, by
reason of conditions enacted in the
law granting the same, been, under
our administration, restored to the
public, we are very grateful that the
present administration had gumption
sufficient to be instrumental III carry
ing ont the intentions of the republi-
can lawmakers in relation thereto, and
that the railroad corporations failed
to comply with the conditions impos-
ed upon them by the republican party;
That. as democrats, we pledge to
Grover. the man of destiny, whose
mighty acts and piscatorial spirit
have made the nations tremble, our
continued support, trusting that be-
fore the close of the present admins
tration he will, at least, give taste to
democratic palate of every appoint
i've office in the union, no matter how
many one-armed or one-legged soldiers
have to be displaced for the purpose :;
That the veterans of the union army
and navy deserve liberal consideration
in selecting the different officers in
county, state, and nation, but that
remembering his acts toward one
branch of our party, We will be care
full to only nominate such for Office in
county. state, and nation. when and
where they are sure to be beaten, for
in doing this we kill two birds with
one stoHe-we get their cash for our
campaign purposes, and We hoodwink
'em and get their votes on future oc-
casions, when true democrats run for
office That in Hon. T. S. and F. B.
we have democrats who are true blue.
and who support our party organs
with final proof notices to the exclus-
ion of republican journals, no matter
how large or how general their circu-
alton may be, or how cheaply they
offer to publish these notices, and as
democrats, We deem this great re-
form, and commend these gentlemen
to the homesteaders for thus purify
ing the land office practice; That we
view with alarm, the present, reckless
waste and extravaganza Of the pres
ent republican, county government,
who contemplate spending several
hundred dollars to protect in safety,
the public records; therefore, be it